Blood everywhere. Fires were raging. Screams filled the air followed by the smell of fresh blood being spilled. Everything goes red and a primal instinct takes over. Feel nothing, see nothing, just drink, drink, DRINK!
Janet gasped as she shot to her feet in an instant with the visions of her memories still flashing in her mind. Frantically she started clutching at her head to try and get the images to go away. The feelings of those years could not take over, not now or ever. Gasps were all that were heard in the room.
"Janet!" Jasper called as he burst through her bedroom door and rushed to her. He took her face in his hands and made her look him in the eyes.
"Drink, Drink, -" Janet began to whisper in an almost chant like way.
"No! You will come back to me. Janet, do you hear me? Stand down!" Jasper yelled and then ordered as the fear of a relapse brought the Major out.
"…" Janet stared blankly at Jasper for a moment before blinking away the haze and looking into the eyes of an annoyed Major.
"Have you returned Lieutenant?" Major asked then let go of her face when she nodded and rose to pace the floor.
"It's happening again isn't it?" Janet asked and rose on wobbly legs from the force it took for her to restrain her animal inside.
"It would seem the upcoming battle is fueling your cravings. This will have to be taken into account when planning for this battle." Major spoke mostly to himself and began to contemplate things before slipping back into the cage Jasper kept him in.
"Papa?" Janet called to make sure it was fully her father
"You're going to be fine my little one." Jasper reassured her when he saw the look on her face at what had transpired.
"What if I lose control in the middle of the battle? I could become a liability and then we could lose someone. It will be all my fault, I couldn't forgive myself if – "
"None of that will happen. As long as you are by my side nothing will happen. You will not lose control anyway, I believe in you my little dove." Jasper interrupted Janet's rant and assured her of what he believed.
"You think so?" Janet asked in a small voice
"I know so. Don't start doubting your Major, Lieutenant" Jasper said with a reassuring smile on his face. But inside he was already contemplating all the things that could go wrong if she were to lose control in battle.
Leah sighed deeply as she ran through the woods of La Push. Her mind wandered to the events going on and what was happening in her life. Then her thoughts moved from pack things and the impending battle, to Janet. As soon as her smile appeared in her mind, a smile spread across her lips as well.
"Oh, come on!" Groaned Paul through their psychic link as he saw what she was thinking.
"Shut it Paul, just because you don't have anybody." Seth shot back at Paul through the link.
This started an argument between the two that had Leah's head pounding. Now she remembered one of the reasons why she hated what she was. There was never any privacy with these guys in her head all the time.
"ENOUGH!" Leah finally lost her patience causing both boys to halt in their bickering.
"Maybe you should keep your thoughts on your duty instead of that leech" Paul sneered out after a short pause.
"I'd watch my words if I was you Lahote" Leah warned with venom in her voice as she came to a stop at the far end of the reservation.
"Or what?" Paul goaded Leah as he felt her anger start to rise and smirked in anticipation of a fight.
"Leah" Came the whispered call of Leah's mate from close by.
Leah instantly forgot the argument she was having and looked to where Janet stood on her side of the border. When she saw Leah was looking at her, she smiled widely and waved at her. The two other pack members who were linked to Leah could feel the rush of love Leah felt once Janet was in her line of sight. They were momentarily disoriented by the sheer strength of her emotions.
Everyone knew Leah felt things far more strongly than most people, but no one knew why. It was said that because she was the only female wolf that it would affect her differently than the guys. They guys always thought that she just felt the temper that came with the transformation but maybe there was more.
Leah slowly walked behind a tree and transformed back into her human form. While she was putting on the clothes she had had strapped to her leg, Janet began pacing and talking.
"Sorry for coming un-announced but I really wanted to see you. I don't know if you know this, but we don't sleep and its hard for me to spend so long waiting for the morning to come and to see you again." Janet began talking and talking without much pause which caused Leah to chuckle since she realized Janet did this when she was nervous or embarrassed.
Janet, Leah realized, was just now discovering that Leah was naked when she transformed. It caused a smile to blossom on Leah's face to realized that Janet could get embarrassed and nervous sometimes. Her mate was not un-fluster able and that made her more lovely.
Leah walked out from behind the tree to find Janet facing the opposite way. She walked closer to Janet and noticed she was twirling her curls nervously.
"You can look now" Leah announced as she came to a stop a couple of feet behind Janet. Janet whirled around with a large smile on her face that was brighter than the sun.
"Okay, Good" Then without warning she threw herself at Leah and hugged her causing Leah to grunt and stumble back. She laughed and wrapped her arms around Janet after a moment.
"Don't break me" Leah teased as they pulled back enough to lock eyes. Janet smiled brighter and bumped her nose with Leah's to let her know she knew she was joking.
"I missed you" Janet whispered and laid her head on Leah's shoulder then tucked her face into her neck.
"You sure that's all? You don't want to talk about anything else?" Leah asked since she could feel the tension in Janet's whole body. It was almost like she was waiting for some kind of attack or for something to go wrong. Something was bothering her or scaring her which was worse, and it was starting to worry Leah.
"No, I just want you to hold me" Janet confessed since it was what she needed the most at that moment. It had been why she had left the house to quickly and had come to the border in hopes of seeing Leah. She knew her father was worried and that would not allow him to offer comfort the way she needed at that moment. Only her mate could give her what she needed and so here she was.
"Okay, come here" Leah said as she led Janet to sit under a very large Pine tree. It was quiet except for the sounds of birds and other wildlife critters. Neither Janet nor Leah said anything as they sat there.
Leah stroked Janet's hair slowly and began to do something she hadn't done in years. In the silence of the wilderness, Leah began to sing. Her voice started out small and unsure but slowly began to gain volume and more confident.
When I see your smile
Tears run down my face
I can't replace
Now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold
And it breaks through my soul and I know
I'll find deep inside me
I can be the one
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
It's ok
It's ok
It's okayayay
Janet clutched Leah's shirt in her hands just tightly enough not to rip it. Her emotions were sky rocketing all over the place as each word that Leah sang hit her in her heart. Tearless sobs racked her body as she curled herself closer to her mate and let out her fears.
Seasons are changing, and waves are crashing and
Stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer, and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
Leah took Janet's face into her hands and looked straight into her eyes as she sang the next part of the song. Tears gathered in Leah's eyes with how much she wanted to express to Janet through this song.
'Cause you're my
You're mine
My true love
My whole heart
Please don't throw that away
'Cause I'm here for you
Please don't walk away and
Please tell me you'll stay
Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be ok
Though my skies are turning grey
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven.*
Silence descended over the forest once the song was over and the two sat there starring into each other's eyes. Slowly, as if afraid of disturbing the moment they were having, Janet raised her hands to put them over the ones Leah had on both sides of her face.
"I love you" Janet whispered as she leaned in and kissed Leah who kissed her back after a second of hesitation. Had she really just told her she loved her? Was it too soon? Did either really care?
After a couple of seconds, they separated and pulled back but only enough, so they could rest their foreheads against each other. They closed their eyes and took a deep breath in unison as they relished in the magical moment they were in.
"I love you too" Leah whispered after a long pause of silence and pulled Janet into her arms once more. Janet wrapped her arms around Leah's neck and buried a hand in her hair as if she would disappear any second. They both clutched each other wanting to hold on to the moment for all eternity. Life had not been kind to either and instead taught them that all good things come at a price. If this was the best thing to ever happen to either, then what would be the price?
Seth walked away from where he had seen his sister and her mate together with a smile on his face. Everyone saw his as a child with a maturity of a toddler, but he knew better. The world wasn't all sunshine and roses but when the world was up in flames and everyone wanted to add more wood to the fire, you had to be the water. Be the change you want to see in the world, right?
When he had heard the sound of Leah singing he could feel the tears roll down his cheeks. With his back to a tree, he looked to the sky and thanked whatever deity he could think of for Janet. She had stopped singing after her first day of high school and never told anyone why. Not even when she was with Sam did she sing but she started humming sometimes. But now with just days with Janet, she was singing.
How long had he been watching from the sidelines as his family was torn apart both physically and emotionally? Now there was a chance for his sister to be happy and he was more than ecstatic. All that was left was his mom and then he would be able to look for his own happiness. That was the promise he made to his dad after all, to look after their family in his place.
Now that Janet was with Leah and made her so happy, she has become a part of the family and Seth vowed to protect her with everything he had.
Janet laughed as Leah ran the border of La Push with child Janet on her back. The sounds of her laughter carried to the two wolves following behind at a distance. Paul still didn't trust Janet, but Sam had given the order that they were to treat her like any other imprint. He fought with himself for the first time in a long time. On the one hand, he hated that she was a vampire, but his wolf forced him to see her as part of the pack.
"Sam's not gonna like that she is distracting you" Paul chastised Leah through the link since he didn't feel like starting a fight so close to Emily's place. Sam would be even less pleased if they started a fight there.
"She is not a distraction, if anything, you are" Leah shot back and shot off into woods ahead of them. She was known for being the fastest among the pack and sometimes she used that to her advantage.
Suddenly, a black blur darted out in front of Leah causing her to nearly throw Janet off her back. She growled at the blur that turned out to be Sam who had heard them coming and decided to intervene.
" Oh, hello Sam" Janet greeted after straightening herself up on Leah's back. She was not at all surprised to see Sam since these were his lands.
"Sam, what are you doing? Janet could have been hurt" Leah growled at Sam through the link, while Seth and Paul watched from the sidelines.
"You forget she is a Cold One? I doubt a tumble is gonna kill her." Paul snarked at Leah's comment earning him a growl from Leah and a stern look from Sam.
"Emily wanted me to come and let you and your mate know she has invited you for dinner" Sam told Leah who looked at him like he had grown another head and changed colors.
"Sam, You crazy? That thing shouldn't be allowed on the reserve much less near our loved ones." Paul argued and took a step to block the path to Emily's house.
"Paul! She is a member of this pack now and will be treated just like anyone else. And what could she possible do with us there? You really want to tell me you are intimidated by her?" Sam reprimanded Paul and finished with a taunt as he knew Paul would rise to the bait as he inclined his head towards Janet. Janet was too preoccupied playing with a butterfly that had started dancing around her curls. Childish laughter that would melt the heart of anyone surrounded everyone and caused them to feel the protective instinct that the imprint instinct called upon.
"Whatever" Paul answered and backed down with a huff.
"Okay, what do you say Leah?" Sam asked and looked to Janet who had started braiding Leah's fur. A small smirk came onto Paul's Face when he noticed what Sam did, Leah would not be happy about that. At least the little vamp had redeeming features.
"I'll talk to her about it and head over there." Leah told Sam who nodded and signaled for Seth and Paul to follow him.
Janet watched as the trio left and knew Sam had given some news they needed to talk about. She jumped from Leah's back and turned while Leah changed back and put some clothes on.
"What did Sam want?" Janet asked and turned when she heard Leah stopped moving.
"Emily wants us to come for dinner." Leah answered but in a voice, that said she didn't want to go.
"Okay! Let's go" Janet declared and turned in the direction where Sam and the others went. Before she could take a step, she was hoisted into the arms of her mate and swung around like a child.
"Hold on there soldier, don't I get a say in this?" Leah asked jokingly as she started to walk with Janet in her arms.
"I'm your girlfriend now, darling. Its my job to make you do things you don't want to do." Janet declared with a large mischievous grin directed at Leah who could do nothing but laugh out loud.
"What am I going to do with you?" Leah asked as Janet got comfortable in her arms.
"Love me, feed me, never leave me" Janet answered with a chuckle and threw her small arms around Leah's neck.
Alice gasped as she was sucked into a vision while alone in her room. After a couple of seconds, she came out of her vision and quickly grabbed her phone to text Janet. If Jasper found out that she had disappeared from her visions because of her mate he would lose it. She had to make sure Janet was okay before she brought this up to Jasper.
Alice wasn't too worried since the last things she saw was Janet in her child form laughing in Leah's arms. It was evident she was in good hands for now.
A/N: sorry it took me so long to post but I am trying to start a new Leah/oc story and I am running into a wall. Please review it really makes my day better when I hear from you all.
*Your Guardian Angel By Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (Favorite Song)